linux-kernel - Re: lots of code could be simplified by using ARRAY

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Date:	Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:48:09 -0500 (EST)
From:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...dspring.com>
To:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
cc:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>,
	Zach Brown <zach.brown@...cle.com>,
	Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: lots of code could be simplified by using ARRAY_SIZE()

On Fri, 15 Dec 2006, Jan Engelhardt wrote:

>
> >>> Indeed, there seems to be lots of potential clean-up there.
> >>> Including duplicate macros like:
> >>>
> >>> ./drivers/ide/ide-cd.h:#define ARY_LEN(a) ((sizeof(a) / sizeof(a[0])))
> >>
> >> not surprisingly, i have a script "arraysize.sh":
> >...
> >
> >This could also come in the flavor "sizeof(a) / sizeof(*a)".
> >I haven't checked if there are actual instances.
>
> Even  sizeof a / sizeof *a
>
> may happen.

yes, sadly, there are a number of those as well.  back to the drawing
board.

rday

p.s.  you know, once i nail this script, somebody better apply the end
result.  :-)
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